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The New Car

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5

My husband and I purchased a
new car this year. We drive our cars a long time, so naturally the new car has
many features that the old one didn’t have. A few days after we purchased our
car, I picked up our 15-year old grandson to drive him to a function. Big
mistake!!

As we backed out of the
driveway, I turned my head to see what was behind me. Immediately Colin said, “Gran, you have a screen on the dash that shows you what is on each side of your car
and what is behind you. Why aren’t you looking at the screen?” My reply: “I
just don’t trust a screen. I want to see
with my own eyes. This is how I have always backed up.”

As we drove away, I
continued to get a lecture on why I should look at the screen. Colin reminded
me that the screen showed me the sides and the back of the car at one time. I
wouldn’t have to turn my neck from side to side. He convinced me that looking at
the screen was a much safer way to back up an automobile.

Isn’t that how it is in our
spiritual life? We have a God who is always present, who is all-knowing, and
who is all-powerful. God knows our past, our present, and our future. Yet, we
often think our ways are better than His ways. We feel we can handle all our
burdens and all our decisions.

Then, the road God has put
us on takes a sudden turn. We find ourselves in a situation we just can’t
handle. We need someone with greater power. Just like the backup screen on my
car, God can see what is happening around us and in us.

We can always trust God to
do what is best for us. Trusting God and following Him is the safest way for us
to drive our lives.